Rachael talked to Bianca Rocca and Toya Webb about their show 'Working Title', on at the George Fraser Gallery. Theo was in studio and played some Korean experimental music from the Bulgasari community. He also played some commentry from John Waters, the director of Multiple Maniacs.
Jemima spoke to the leader of the opposition, Simon Bridges, about some of the comments he has made this week. They talked about the results of the Newshub-Reid research poll, abortion and the government's plans to adjust the criminal justice system.
Researchers from the University of Auckland have shown how cows can successfully be toilet trained and how it could help reduce Greenhouse Emissions and Water Contamination. Joe speaks to one of the researchers, Douglas Elliffe, on the matter.
Music can be a pretty unifying force, especially for the geographically isolated. Kiran talks to Mikey about music critic David Keenan's first novel, This Is Memorial Device, which evokes this idea while portraying a fictional post-punk band in '70s-'80s small town Scotland.
Alex picks a show Mike's had on the brain for ages - the '70s crime drama Quarry. With an antihero whose story spans the Mekong to the Mississippi, Alex gets in behind to make some bold claims of quality.
Risk is a new exhibition by Tim Wagg. It’s centred on the Ara Tūhono – Pūhoi to Warkworth Project.
Through a series of printed aluminium panels, Wagg depicts the physical infrastructure of the road alongside the corporate structure underlying the asset’.
Beth had a kōrero with Tim about Risk and the creative thinking behind the project.
This week Bronwyn spoke to Tracey about the party’s opposition to the $100 million Southland Recovery Package, especially in the context fo the Tiwai Aluminium Smelter. We also talked abut a number of issues that are topical in Parliament at the moment, such as paid mandatory managed isolation and code of conduct for MPs. Lastly, we spoke about the government's $20 million in regional funding to tackle methamphetamine use and what that means for families and children.
We are enlightened to learn about the Redneck Games, where you may compete in sports like toilet seat tossing and armpit serenading, before a pivot to the national pride of our world scrabble champion.
David Britten from the Stardome Observatory chats about NASA's space toilet challenge & Rocket Lab's recent launch failure. David also mentions what's going on in the night sky & what's happening at the Stardome during the school holidays.
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